cuarteado

Phonetic: "/kɹækt/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To form cracks.

Example: It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.

Definition: To break apart under pressure.

Example: When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.

Definition: To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

Example: Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.

Definition: To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.

Example: When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.

Definition: To make a cracking sound.

Example: The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.

Definition: (of a voice) To change rapidly in register.

Example: His voice cracked with emotion.

Definition: (of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.

Example: His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.

Definition: To make a sharply humorous comment.

Example: "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.

Definition: To make a crack or cracks in.

Example: The ball cracked the window.

Definition: To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.

Example: You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.

Definition: To strike forcefully.

Example: She cracked him over the head with her handbag.

Definition: To open slightly.

Example: Could you please crack the window?

Definition: To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)

Example: They managed to crack him on the third day.

Definition: To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)

Example: I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.

Definition: To overcome a security system or a component.

Example: It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.

Definition: To cause to make a sharp sound.

Example: to crack a whip

Definition: To tell (a joke).

Example: The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.

Definition: To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.

Example: Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.

Definition: To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

Example: That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.

Definition: To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.

Example: I'd love to crack open a beer.

Definition: To brag, boast.

Definition: To be ruined or impaired; to fail.

Phonetic: "/kɹækt/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

Definition: Broken into coarse pieces.

Definition: (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.

Definition: Crazy; crackpot.